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On Sunday, May 3, 2009 Alabama and much of the South experienced a very damaging derecho event and tornado outbreak. I will write more about this soon. Here is an excellent description from Dr. Greg Forbes of The Weather Channel....
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 227 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2009 ...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM MADISON COUNTY... A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS MADISON COUNTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND…
...SUNSHINE TORNADO (HALE COUNTY)... EVENT DATE: SUNDAY 03 MAY 2009 TYPE: EF-1 TORNADO ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 90-95 MPH INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE EVENT START LOCATION & TIME: 32.5614/-87.5510 EVENT END LOCATION & TIME: 33.5614/-87.5510 DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 0.05 MI…
I listened to the Paul Finebaum radio sports talk show this afternoon. He dedicated the whole program to a discussion on severe weather coverage. Many callers were against it and a few were for it. Brad Huffines, Chief meteorologist at WAAY also called in to the show. You can li…
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 216 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2009 ...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM MARSHALL COUNTY... A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS NORTHWEST MARSHALL COUNTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY THE NATIONAL WEA…
These are a few of the images I captured yesterday in Limestone and Morgan County, Alabama between 3:45 and 5:45 p.m. I was already planning on leaving work early at 3:30, but I was glad I did when I saw storms firing rapidly in southern Middle Tennessee. The SPC issued a thunde…
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL854 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009...DAMAGING WINDS AND POTENTIAL TORNADOES SUNDAY MAY 3 2009...A DERECHO MOVED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADERECHO IS A WIDESPREAD AND LONG-LIVED STRAIGHT LINE WIND STORMAS…
...DUNAVANT TORNADO (SHELBY COUNTY)... EVENT DATE: SUNDAY 03 MAY 2009 TYPE: EF-1 TORNADO ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 90-100 MPH INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE EVENT START LOCATION & TIME: 33.4894/-86.5762 EVENT END LOCATION & TIME: 33.4986/-86.5499 DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 1.64…
...STEWARTS CROSSROADS TORNADO (ST. CLAIR COUNTY)...EVENT DATE: SUNDAY 03 MAY 2009TYPE: EF-1 TORNADOESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): AROUND 90 MPHINJURIES/FATALITIES: NONEEVENT START LOCATION & TIME: 33.5415/-86.4590EVENT END LOCATION & TIME: 33.5458/-86.4430DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MI…